Chinese dumplings
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Chinese Dumplings come in all shapes and sizes and regional variations are many - Ching-He Huang suggests tasty variations of her simple recipeServings: makes 16 dumplings
Level of difficulty: Intermediate
Preparation Time: 35 minutes
Cooking Time: 8 minutes, for steamed dumplings
Ingredients
200g minced pork
200g peeled prawns, uncooked, deveined and chopped
1 large spring onion, finely chopped
1 piece of fresh root ginger (3cm), grated
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp rice wine
1 tsp Sesame Oil
2 tsp cornflour
0.25 tsp Salt
0.25 tsp ground black pepper
16 wonton wrappers
For the dipping sauce
2 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tbsp Sesame Oil
2 tbsp rice wine vinegar, black rice wine vinegar is the best variety to use
1 tsp chopped coriander
1 red chilli, seeds removed, chopped
Method
1. Mix all the ingredients (except the wonton wrappers) for the dumplings.
2. Place a heaped teaspoon of the filling in the centre of 16 wonton wrappers
3. Dampen the edges of the wrappers with water and gather the sides of each wrapper around the filling in a ball shape. Leave the centre of each dumpling unwrapped.
4. Oil the bottom of a bamboo steamer and steam the dumplings over boiling water for about 6-8 minutes, or until the filling is cooked and the wrappers are soft. Serve straight away with a dipping suace.
5. While the dumplings are steaming, make the accompaniment sauce by combining all the ingredients in a small bowl.
For crisp wontons: Place a heaped teaspoon of the filling in the centre of 16 wonton wrappers and gather all the corners around the filling, moulding each wanton so that there is no exposed filling. Deep fry in hot groundnut oil until golden brown and crisp. Drain the wantons on absorbent paper before serving.
For wonton noodle soup: Simmer the dumplings for about 5 minutes in boiling chicken stock with shredded spring onions, Chinese leaf, and a dash of rice vinegar and soy sauce. Before serving, stir in chopped coriander leaves.
Chinese Dumplings come in all shapes and sizes and regional variations are many - Ching-He Huang suggests tasty variations of her simple recipe
Servings: makes 16 dumplings
Level of difficulty: Intermediate
Preparation Time: 35 minutes
Cooking Time: 8 minutes, for steamed dumplings
Ingredients
200g minced pork
200g peeled prawns, uncooked, deveined and chopped
1 large spring onion, finely chopped
1 piece of fresh root ginger (3cm), grated
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp rice wine
1 tsp Sesame Oil
2 tsp cornflour
0.25 tsp Salt
0.25 tsp ground black pepper
16 wonton wrappers
For the dipping sauce
2 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tbsp Sesame Oil
2 tbsp rice wine vinegar, black rice wine vinegar is the best variety to use
1 tsp chopped coriander
1 red chilli, seeds removed, chopped
Method
1. Mix all the ingredients (except the wonton wrappers) for the dumplings.
2. Place a heaped teaspoon of the filling in the centre of 16 wonton wrappers
3. Dampen the edges of the wrappers with water and gather the sides of each wrapper around the filling in a ball shape. Leave the centre of each dumpling unwrapped.
4. Oil the bottom of a bamboo steamer and steam the dumplings over boiling water for about 6-8 minutes, or until the filling is cooked and the wrappers are soft. Serve straight away with a dipping suace.
5. While the dumplings are steaming, make the accompaniment sauce by combining all the ingredients in a small bowl.
For crisp wontons: Place a heaped teaspoon of the filling in the centre of 16 wonton wrappers and gather all the corners around the filling, moulding each wanton so that there is no exposed filling. Deep fry in hot groundnut oil until golden brown and crisp. Drain the wantons on absorbent paper before serving.
For wonton noodle soup: Simmer the dumplings for about 5 minutes in boiling chicken stock with shredded spring onions, Chinese leaf, and a dash of rice vinegar and soy sauce. Before serving, stir in chopped coriander leaves.
